Screen Flanders to invest €1.43 million in seven productions

06/03/2015

Screen Flanders is to distribute a total of €1.43 ($1.59) million among seven projects, it was announced by Flanders Economic Affairs minister Philippe Muyters. Projects that are to receive support from the economic fund include work from directors such as Jan Matthys (In Flanders Fields), Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodworth (The Fifth Season) and Nic Balthazar (Ben X). Together, the projects account for well over €6.9 million ($7.7 million) in audiovisual expenditure in the Flanders region.

Through the Screen Flanders economic fund, the Flanders government provides financial support to audiovisual productions that spend part or all of their budgets within the Flanders Region. Belgian producers can apply for up to €400,000 (appr. $445,000). Foreign producers can tap into the fund by co-producing with a Belgian producer who meets the selection criteria.

The main condition of the fund is that the (co-)production must invest a minimum of €250,000 (appr. $278,000) in the Flanders Region, and every euro awarded to a producer must generate at least 1 euro of audiovisual expenditure in the region.

Screen Flanders' last call of 2014 ended mid-December and saw a total of €1,430,000 ($1.59 million) shared between seven productions. Amounts per project vary between €50,000 (appr. $55,600) and €400,000 (appr. $445,000). Together the seven titles represent well over €6.9 million ($7.7 million) of audiovisual expenditure in the Flanders region.

Two calls have already been confirmed for 2015, with a total budget of €3.5 million ($3.89 million). The application deadline of the first call is set today. Applications are assessed by a jury consisting of economic and cultural experts.